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Grade 12th passPhysical Chemistry

Calculate number of moles of MnO4- required to oxidise 1 mol of Fe(HC2O4) in acidic medium. How many moles of Ca(OH)2 are required to react with 1 mol of Fe(HC2O4) ?

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11 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Sunil Kumar FP
11 Years ago

2MnO4- + 5 HC2O4-+11H+ >> 2Mn2+ + 10CO2 + 8H2O
5 mole of C2O42- reacts with 2 mole of MnO4-
1 mole will react with 0.4 mole

Profile image of Pratik Joshi
8 Years ago
MnO4- + Fe(HC2O4)2 + 6H+ ---> Mn2+ + Fe3+ + 4CO2 + 4H2O1 mol Fe(HC2O4)2 requires 1 mol of MnO4- to completely oxidise